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APPLICATION FILED NOV-6.1917.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. BOY LE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO W. M. BOYLEMANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

COATING DEVICE.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed November 6, 1917. Serial No. 209,556.

and useful Improvements in Coating Devices, of which the followingis'aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in coating devices and it is theprinclpal object of the invention. to provide a novel device for evenlyand uniformly coating broom handles and the like with varnish or othersuitable composition by merely immersing the same therein.

Another and equally important object of the invention is to provide thedevice with means for, removingany surplus amount of the coatingcomposition from the article in order that a perfect finish will be gven.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will beapparent from" an inspection of the accompanying drawings, inconnectionwith the specific descri tion hereinafter contained, and wherein t, epreferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose ofimparting a full understanding of the same.

In the drawings:

The figure is a vertical sectional View of the improved coating device.

Having more particular reference to the drawings and in connection withwhich like reference characters will designate corresponding parts inthe several views, 1 represents a sectional tubular container, theseveral sections of the same being connected by means of'a T-fitting 2while the'bottom thereof is closed by a screw threaded cap 3 which capis engaged with the complementally threaded end of the container 1.

Detachably engaged with the upper end of the tubular container 1 is aflexible scrap ing element 4, which scraping element is provided with aconcentric openingand may be and preferably is formed of rubber or likematerial. In this connection, it is to be noted that the opening formedin the scraping member 4 may be varied in size in order that broomhandles or like articles differing in diameters may be passedtherethrough;

Engaged with the free branch of the T-fitting 2 is a short conduit 5,this conduit in turn being engaged by an elbow 6 which communicates withthe discharge nozzle arranged in the lower portion of the llguid coatingcomposition container 7. As Wlll be noted, the container 7 is arrangedso that the top of the same lies substantially flush with the top of thecontainer 1,

the purpose of which will be hereinafter obvious.

In operation, the container 7 is filled with a suitable liquid coatingcomposition, such as varnish or the like whereupon a portion of the samewill enter the tubular or elongated container 1.- The broom handles tobe coated are now passed through the opening in the scraper element 4downwardly into the container, thus, immersed in the coating compositionarranged therein. Sub- .sequent to the emerging operation the handle isthen withdrawn from the container,

the scraper element 4 obviously, serving as means for removing anysurplus quantity of the liquid coating composition therefrom. andinsuring a smooth and perfect finish. By replacing the scraping element4. with another having a different size opening formed therein,- thedevice may be adapted for coating broom handles or like articles Varyingin diameters or thicknesses.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claim, Iconsider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim 1 A' coating device comprising a sectional container, one ofsaid sections being shorter than the other,-a branch connection unitingthe adjacent ends of the sections, the lower end of the container beingclosed, a scraping element engaged over the open upper end of thecontainer, a rigid conduit engaged with the branch connection, and areservoir connected to said conduit having its upper 'end arrangedsubstantially level with the upper end of the container.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto.

WILLIAM M. BOYLE.

